Aldis` wages, assistant £8.50 per hour

[andrew_huxtable]

So whats the catch? its a supermarket, just like the rest of them that pay minimum wage.

[speedchick]

Are they not still considered as self employed contractors and so are responsible for their own NI and tax? I know that they used to be. I guess the rate makes up for not getting sick pay or holiday pay.

[MrV]

Was a posting awhile ago from someone who worked there ,they expect their pound of flesh and then some for the money ,Tesco's pay similar if you do the late shift

[agent006]

MrV said:

Was a posting awhile ago from someone who worked there ,they expect their pound of flesh and then some for the money

The seem to be the kind of employer that justifies the continuing existance of trade unions.

[Balmoral Green]

Not unusual really. So if you do a 9 hour day, five days a week, and say every Saturday morning, that's £22K per annum. Still not the average wage is it.

[condor]

I think you'll probably find it's hard work

[Flintstone]

What is the average wage these days?

[outlaw biker]

Have you seen how hard they work in Aldi? Its like a blur. You have to pack your stuff away from the tills after you've paid because there is ZERO chance in hell of keeping up with the checkout girl. Working in Tescos must be a holiday in the Bahamas by comparison.

[Balmoral Green]

I haven't found the latest figure, but in 2006 it was £26K, allegedly.

[tomTVR]

Balmoral Green said:

Not unusual really. So if you do a 9 hour day, five days a week, and say every Saturday morning, that's £22K per annum. Still not the average wage is it.

Not bad for spakker supermarket shelf stacking though with no pressure. Other than saturday mornings i could handle that for a year or two between careers.

[Broccers]

tomTVR said:

Not bad for spakker supermarket shelf stacking

Yeah although you'd get more on benefits so fair play to the 'spakkers'.

[tomTVR]

Broccers said:

tomTVR said:

Not bad for spakker supermarket shelf stacking

Yeah although you'd get more on benefits so fair play to the 'spakkers'.

Not if you are single with no kids and no health problems. Unless you cheat the system, but who would do such a terrible thing?

[fleetelise]

Balmoral Green said:

I haven't found the latest figure, but in 2006 it was £26K, allegedly.

mean, median or mode though.

[Balmoral Green]

Regardless of what the official figures are for the average wage, I would say that £20-£25K wasn't bad, even if it's below the average. If there are two earners, the combined income should be quite comfortable.

[TommyTT]

They pay about €14 an hour here in Ireland. Not bad money for the type of work.

[Balmoral Green]

fleetelise said:

Balmoral Green said:

I haven't found the latest figure, but in 2006 it was £26K, allegedly.

mean, median or mode though.

Just looked it up on Google, no idea where Renault comes in.

[anonymous-user]

A bit here about the "average" wage
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7581120.stm